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Familial Monozygotic Twinning: Report of an Extended Multi-generation Family

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Hanan A. Hamamy ,
Heitham K. Ajlouni  and
Kamel M. Ajlouni
Hanan A. Hamamy
Affiliation:
National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman, Jordan
Heitham K. Ajlouni
Affiliation:
National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman, Jordan
Kamel M. Ajlouni*
Affiliation:
National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman, Jordanhhamamy@hotmail.com
*
*Address for correspondence: Professor Kamel Ajlouni, Head of National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, P.O. Box 13165, Amman, Jordan.

Abstract

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Thirteen sets of monozygotic (MZ) twins from an extended multi-generation family are reported. Zygosity was determined by interviewing families for overall physical similarity and by assessment of facial photographs. A hypothetical gene was traced back five generations to a common grandfather. Familial monozygotic twinning in this pedigree is compatible with autosomal dominant inheritance with reduced penetrance. Other plausible mechanisms of inheritance are discussed.

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Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , 01 June 2004 , pp. 219 - 222
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004